Bijan Sabet

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As I walked around the middle school with the principal, we were looking at rooms that could be used to create a maker space for students. We walked into an empty room that once was the metal shop. It was perfect. I could imagine it having tools and materials and workbenches. I could imagine groups of curious kids being active, social, and mobile. She said her students would be very happy. “They never get asked to create anything,” she told me.

Maker Faire and Science Education: American kids should be building rockets and robots, not taking standardized tests. - Slate Magazine

This whole piece is worth reading. This is why we are so excited about our investment in @DIY

6 Jun 2012 / 56 notes

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